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An equity score of 64/100 ranks Alpha: Jose Hernandez District #411 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,032 per pupil, Alpha: Jose Hernandez District ranks #720 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Alpha: Jose Hernandez District operates 1 public schools serving 451 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Santa Clara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,032 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.1% local, 66.0% state, and 7.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 64/100, ranked #411 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 440:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, 0.5% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Alpha: Jose Hernandez, enrolling 440 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Alpha: Jose Hernandez accounts for 97.6% of all Alpha: Jose Hernandez District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Alpha: Jose Hernandez District a distant remainder — means Alpha: Jose Hernandez District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Alpha: Jose Hernandez District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Alpha: Jose Hernandez District student-counselor ratio is 440:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Alpha: Jose Hernandez District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.7% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Alpha: Jose Hernandez District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Alpha: Jose Hernandez District?
Alpha: Jose Hernandez District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 451 students.
How much does Alpha: Jose Hernandez District spend per student?
Alpha: Jose Hernandez District spends $16,032 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #411 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Alpha: Jose Hernandez District?
Alpha: Jose Hernandez District students are 96.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, 0.5% White, 0.2% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Alpha: Jose Hernandez District?
Alpha: Jose Hernandez District has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #411 out of 1517 districts in California.